This follows on the heels of the Corcoran board of trustees meeting on June 4th, where the board voted unanimously to consider selling the museum. The Corcoran claims the museum needs to move because the building has become too expensive to maintain, requiring at least $100 million in renovations.

At this point, it might be too late for the Corcoran to quietly sell off its museum, and as the museum reviews real estate proposals, we expect the opposition to grow. The circumstances of the proposed sale remain murky at best, but right now, it looks like they’re on the path toward selling it. And that’s something this historic, yet recently struggling museum can’t mask.